How to strip metadata from your files
January 07, 2022
To share a file without sharing the metadata as well—to preserve your privacy or anonymity— you’ll need to strip the file’s metadata.
Calls on Session: How to opt-in
December 20, 2021
We know there’s one important item on every Session user’s wishlist this holiday season, and that’s exactly what we’ve got — voice and video calls (sort of).
No caller ID: Calls on Session
December 07, 2021
Voice and video calls have been Session’s most requested feature ever since we launched. Here’s what to expect now that voice calls are released on Session.
The Matrix vs. The Metaverse
November 09, 2021
When Mark Zuckerberg introduced Facebook’s new brand—Meta—in an hour-long Connect 2021 presentation, I (along with others no doubt) had a nagging thought throughout: is this what our matrix looks like?
Flip the switch: Global Encryption Day 2021
October 21, 2021
This Global Encryption Day, the cybersecurity community is calling for people to #MakeTheSwitch to end-to-end encryption. The OPTF is proud to join the call and stand in support of encryption.
Why are phone numbers a privacy problem?
September 14, 2021
Phone numbers are not private. Using your phone number can put your privacy at risk. If you’ve spent much time around the privacy movement, you’ve probably heard countless people lament the privacy shortcomings of phone numbers.
On the recent Australian surveillance legislation
September 09, 2021
Regulators are increasingly acting with open hostility towards encryption, security, and privacy. The latest chapter in this sorry story took place in our own backyard when Australia’s government passed a new bill granting increased surveillance capacities.
Privacy propaganda: The war on encryption
June 23, 2021
Encryption is vital to defending digital privacy, but it’s being painted as the villain of the tech world. Push back against the anti-encryption agenda.
Multidevice beta: How you can use it — and help improve it
February 16, 2021
A while back, we pulled multidevice support back into the workshop with the aim of implementing a more effective version in future, promising it would return someday. Well, today is that day, and the future is now. Multidevice is rolling out in early beta right now to an App Store or Play Store near you! …
Data, data, data: Session user analytics and anonymity
February 10, 2021
Session has been seeing massive user growth recently, with tens of thousands of active users in dozens of countries around the world. But hold on a minute — Session is also completely anonymous, with no phone numbers or other identifiers. So how do we know how many users we have, or where they are? Mobile …
Session Release Roundup #10: Mega edition
January 28, 2021
Closed groups grow to 100! Plus: Protocol changes, performance improvements, and more Hello, it’s me, haven’t seen you in a while. It’s been a few months since we last piped up, but don’t worry — we’ve been hard at work tippy-tapping away, writing, wrangling, and working on brand new code to build a bright future …
Session Release Roundup #5: Staying mobile
June 26, 2020
Welcome to Session Release Roundup #5! Highlights include mobile updates to prepare for the desktop refactor, and some serious speed and reliability gains.
Session for beginners: Your Session starts here
June 19, 2020
There have been a lot of reasons for people to suddenly take an interest in private messengers recently. Previously, encrypted messengers were mostly used by tech aficionados — and it shows in the way these apps are designed. But now private messengers are becoming more and more popular. Let’s go through some of the basics …
Android trackers and permissions: Did I say you could do that?
June 15, 2020
As netizens have become more and more tech-literate over the years, lots of people have developed their own list of ‘scam app’ red flags to look out for. This might be things as simple as poor reviews, poorly written app descriptions, or things just looking plain dodgy. Most people have been around the internet rodeo …
Session Release Roundup #1: You’ve got mail!
April 23, 2020
Welcome to the first ever Session release roundup! In these posts, we’re going to talk about all of the newest fixes, features, and future plans for Session. Every time there’s a major Session release, we’ll put out one of these — and an accompanying email newsletter — so you can see what’s changed, and what …
Verifying software downloads on Linux, Windows, and macOS
April 09, 2020
Don’t care what’s behind the scenes? Skip straight to software verification tutorials for macOS, Linux, and Windows. Back in the day, software used to arrive in the form of floppy discs, MiniDiscs, and CD-ROMs. But now, it’s all about the download. Everything is downloaded: the apps you use to keep in touch with your family, …
Confirming identities online
January 10, 2020
Staying private online is important for everyone — but for some, it can be crucial. Learn how to confirm who you’re talking to while staying anonymous.
What can someone do with your phone number?
December 17, 2019
Phone numbers are tied to our online identities: we use them as logins and to secure our accounts with SMS two-factor verification. But how secure are they?
